He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful
Black detraction will find faults where they are not.
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
Gold--the picklock that never fails.
But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge.
Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.